Low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia patients do not require routine diagnostic imaging: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Marianne M C HendriksK S A SchwerenA KleijM A H BerrevoetsE de JongP van WijngaardenH S M AmmerlaanA N VosS van AssenK SliekerE H GisolfM G NeteaJaap Ten OeverI J E Kouijzer

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)

Our study advocates risk stratification for the management of patients with SAB. Prerequisites are follow-up blood cultures, bedside ID consultation, along with critically reviewing disease evolution. Using this approach, routine imaging could be omitted in low-risk patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
staphylococcus aureus
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
high resolution
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
palliative care
clinical practice
cross sectional
pseudomonas aeruginosa
patient reported outcomes
cystic fibrosis
multidrug resistant
biofilm formation